Chapter 2: Tradition

The space inside the mage tower is very large, even if there are many pontoon bridges and moving spheres in the middle, the remaining space is enough for Sam and Du Kang to fly up calmly. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Sam, you seem to know a lot about this place, you've been to the Mage Tower before?" Held by Sam's mage hand, Du Kang and Sam stood side by side.

Sam shook his head modestly: "Actually, I happened to have read the school history of the Netherworld Branch, and I know a little bit." ā€

"Throughout the Radiance Academy, there are many such mage towers. ā€

"Back in the days of the Radiant Academy of Magic, there was a rule here: every mentor serving in the school had to build a mage tower within the academy grounds. ā€

"According to the history of the school, when the Radiant Magic Academy was established, the mainland was in a **** period. At that time, the war was very cruel, and if the country was destroyed, in order to destroy the living force of a country and prevent it from having a chance to take revenge, it was common to destroy all the magic academies of the enemy country. ā€

Although this was not recognized by many people in power on the mainland, it was common knowledge at the time. If you don't destroy a country's magical power, it's not a real occupation. ā€

"The situation was dire at that time, and the Radiant Academy of Magic had to do something in order to defend the territory. But at that time, whether it was the empire or the magic academy itself, the binding force on magicians was actually not very large. If a magician is unwilling, you can't expect him to die for you and go into battle to kill your enemies. ā€

"Why?" said Du Kang, questioning himself. "Aren't magicians part of the Empire?"

Sam scratched his head and said, "At the time, it was said that what most magicians pursued was the mystery of magic. Although they are part of the empire, they do not want to participate in worldly strife. ā€

"That's why the academy came up with a compromise?" Du Kang asked, "Let these magicians build a mage tower?"

"Not bad," Sam nodded. "Since the mages themselves are unwilling to participate in the war, it is much easier for those mages to build a mage tower with the ability to defend and counterattack on the academy itself. ā€

"According to records, before the first battle of the Radiant Academy's homeland was fought, twenty-seven mage towers appeared in the academy. When the enemy army wanted to destroy the Radiant Magic Academy, countless puppets, magical creatures, tame magical beasts, and all kinds of magical alchemy equipment and potions suddenly flew out of those mage towers......

"There's even an army of the undead!"

"That war ultimately led to the failure of the enemy's plans of aggression, and the Radiant Academy of Magic stood still. And as the war progressed, those magicians also competed with each other to see who left the mage tower more powerful, and even built many mage towers one after another. Until the end of that war, there were more than 200 mage towers in the first defense of the homeland at that time, covering almost every branch of magic......"

"However, the mage towers created by the first group of people later, due to destruction or age, there are only twelve mage towers left. ā€

"These twelve mage towers, which were built specifically for war, are known as the Holy Towers in later generations. Until now, it still stands in various hidden places of the academy. ā€

Du Kang didn't expect that the mage tower had such a origin, and countless towering mage towers came to his mind, and when the enemy came, countless magic circles, puppets, enchantments, and magic appeared to block the enemy army.

Sam continued, "Later, the Radiant Academy of Magic became the premier academy on the road. The method of building the Mage Tower has been imitated by various countries until now. The construction of the Mage Tower is no longer just about preparing for war, but has more meaning. ā€

Du Kang asked curiously, "For example?"

"For example, some magicians never accept apprentices when they are in school, and when they leave, they will leave a test in the mage tower, leaving some knowledge or property for the disciples who have passed the test. ā€

"Or maybe some mage towers are just some of the great research of a mage trying to show off themselves. ā€

"There are even some mage towers that have fun playing tricks on students. This is represented by necromancers with generally bizarre personalities...... They had a bad taste, leaving behind many ghosts, terrifying undead creatures to scare the students who tried to enter. ā€

Du Kang smiled. "Those necromancers are boring. ā€

"The academy doesn't stipulate what the function of the mage tower is, they only set a certain value threshold, and they don't make any other regulations. Maybe there is only one item empty in a mage tower, maybe there are a lot of them, but the total value is very average, or maybe there are powerful treasures...... In short, a thousand oddities.

"After each mage tower is left, according to the owner's wishes, it will choose whether to announce the situation inside, or only leave a few words of introduction. ā€

"Because of this tradition, from generation to generation, the function and number of mage towers have become more and more numerous, and even some mage towers, once established, are not found by students at all, and clues such as treasure maps are left behind, deliberately allowing students to find ......"

"So now, there are even organizations and courses within the academy such as the Exploration Mage Tower...... Oh, it's here. This is the fifteenth floor. ā€

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Standing in front of an archway, Sam and Dukang looked around at the students' living quarters.

Tutor Norton looks unshaven and casual, but this living area is elegantly done.

There is a common room for students to mingle, and next to the common room, there is a refrigerated cabinet built with Feng Shui magic, which contains a variety of frozen ingredients and a variety of fruit brews, and Du Kang even found Tom Sr.'s favorite rum in it.

Not far away were rows of rooms, and according to the instructions on the map, Du Kang said some laughable passwords to a copper furnace sign on the door: Great alchemy, great Norton!

The facilities in the room are also very 'alchemy'.

As soon as you enter the separate suite, a row of small holes in the walls on both sides automatically blow a breeze to balance the temperature of the room.

The fire in the fireplace ignites automatically, and the grill on top turns on its own, as if you just put a piece of meat on it and it will cook it for you......

What made Du Kang feel the most was the walls in the bedroom, these walls made of crystal can adjust the scenery of different seasons.

One moment you are lying in bed with a white wall around you, and the next second, you are suddenly in the sky, and you are sleeping on a cloud!

Great alchemy!Great magic!

I was about to continue to see what other functions the room had in place, but outside the common room, there was a sound of a quarrel.

There seems to be Sam Weir's voice in it.

As soon as he walked out, he saw Beth and a few students surrounding Samwell and questioning something, while several students were watching in the distance.

"Sam, what's going on?" said Dukang, walking slowly.

Sam cried and said, "I—I...... They blame me for not reminding them that the thirteenth floor is forbidden to fly...... I said it, but they didn't hear it. Now, they're telling me to hand over half of my points. ā€